"It's not about getting roles, it's about being with the ensemble and creating the show. " Jared
"A non speaking role of a striker would be important because this shows that there were a lot more people and a lot more stories that are untold. The non-speaking strikers represents all those untold stories of all the other people who were affected by the strike. We need to make the audience realize that there were more people impacted by the strike than just the families that we follow during the course of the play." Paige
"In Glory Days, every striker counted. It was one more person to stand up for what he/she believed in. It's very important to portray that in the play. T he more the people, the better the impact strikers had. " Allison
I believe it's important to realize the other side of the situation also. Mr. Hilton and the 'scabs' are the antagonists in the play and even in the actual history of the Stelco Strike. But before you conclude that they are evil, cruel people, realize this; they were only doing what was best for themselves, just like the strikers were. Mr. Hilton seems to be a very tough man. He didn't prefer weakness. And he was strictly business. All this mushy gooshy union stuff seemed like a horrible idea to this business man. Hilton could not see any growth in his business from a union. He didn't have thick, black, arched eyebrows and steam did not come from his ears. He simply could not see the postive aspect in having a union. And of course some of the 'scabs' wouldn't join the strike. Most already had good pay, hours and they certainly weren't treated unfairly due to thier ethnicity. It is so much easier for us to look back and see the immoral treatment of ethnic workers and conclude on The Hamilton Spectator - an article about the 1946 Strike From Allison
I totally agree with all three of y'all. Each part is important even if you don't talk or if you're behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jared, because I know I will not have a speaking part, but I could help with anything the play needed. I will appreciate it and accept it because I know how fun the environment is and how important everyone's part is for the ensemble!
ReplyDeleteI like this. It's true even a small striker can make all the difference. We see it all through out history, strength in numbers. Take in the Vietnam peace protesters, they were so strong in numbers they got the attention they demanded. Just like in the end of Glory days when the have the strength in numbers with the towns people marching through town with those numbers of "speechless" characters. Mr. Hilton had no choice, he lost support. It was the same with Vietnam, our government lost support. Eventually something has to give and it is usually the weak side. A striker in not a small part, it is the most important part, without them there is no play, no Glory days.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know where to comment this, but the average national product gross dropped 40% in Canada during the depression, as opposed to the 37% of the U.S. So, technically speaking, the depression in Canada was worse than the one in America
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